wettern

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛtɐn/
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Verb

wettern (weak, third-person singular present wettert, past tense wetterte, past participle gewettert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to rail (against)
    Der Prediger wetterte von der Kanzel gegen Abtreibung und Homosexualität.
    The preacher railed against abortion and homosexuality from the pulpit.
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 128:
      „Der Alte“ habe es gemerkt und so gewettert, daß es in der ganzen Anstalt zu hören gewesen sei.
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Conjugation

Derived terms

  • abwettern
  • anwettern
  • loswettern

Further reading

  • wettern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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